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For sale is a hand made 5-string by Patrick Koopman (Stevie Vai's guitar tech) in the Netherlands. It weighs in at 3.9 kilos, has a 34" scale, 5-piece maple/wenge graphite reinforced neck, and a rosewood board with 'eye' markers at the 12th fret! 45mm at the nut, an ash body, Bartolini 72MV5K splitable dual coil pickup, with front coil, back coil, series and parallel settings via a rotary switch. Fitted with a Seymour Duncan STC-3M3 3-band preamp, with "slap" setting via pulling out the volume pot. Light weight Schaller carbon fibre/aluminium tuners, ABM Bridge. Spacing is currently set at about 18mm, but is adjustable. Strung with D'Addario EXL170's (45-130). It's in excellent condition, apart from a small dent in the lower bout, and filled holes where the original string retainer was, which was replaced by the previous owner. It's beautifully made, and has a huge array of sounds, but I've decided that the neck is just a little too slim for my gorilla mitts! When I first saw a picture of this bass on here a year or so ago, it wasn't for sale. I actually contacted Patrick to see what it would cost to build another with similar specs, and he quoted me 2500-2700 Euros, so what I'm asking for it (which is just what I paid for it) is an absolute bargain for a custom built bass. NOW SOLD

That's pretty. At first I wasn't sure about the headstock, but it's growing on me...

I only experienced that once, and it was after I left it plugged the bass sitting on a stand for several minutes. All I did was remove it from the jack (there's a micro switch on it, so no thump) and it came straight on.

Allen & Heath ZED6FX Mixer in excellent condition. Really easy to use, justifiably great reviews. £85 posted in the UK. Sorry, I'm not looking for any trades. NOW SOLD

Line6 Relay G10 Wireless System, very good condition. Really easy to use, great performance. NOW SOLD

Shure PSM200 Personal Monitoring System, in very good condition. Boxed and complete with rack-mount kit, although in-ears included are generic ear buds, not the ones that came with the kit (they were actually pretty poor to be honest). Well over £400 new, so grab yourself a bargain. NOW SOLD

Sony DWZ-B30GB wireless system in very good condition. Only used a handful of times, excellent performance. Really robust belt pack with a metal case. Base unit operates on mains or battery. NOW SOLD

Zoom 606 g**tar effects pedal. Bought on a whim a few years ago, great fun, but wasted on a luddite like me. Battery or mains, adapter not included. Never left the house, so excellent condition. SOLD

Thanks Alexis! 🙂

Yes, went last night I'm afraid. Title updated.

It's very much down to personal taste, but I find the Aguilars with the Pope pre sound more modern and aggressive - brighter with more mid, and have noticeably more 'bite' than the Bartolini setup. The Aguilars and the Pope were in it when I bought the bass a few years ago, so the only comparison I can make is with the other 55-94 I'm selling, which is smoother and more polite in tone, although obviously it's a different bass, which could also be a factor. If you're anywhere near Woking in Surrey you're welcome to come and try both out. PM me if you want to arrange a visit.

WITHDRAWN

OK, thanks for that. I assume the birdseye board must've been a special order.

WITHDRAWN Up for sale is my 55-94 - built in 2006. The 55-94s with a scratchplate and solid colours were usually referred to as 'standard' or 'classic' as opposed to 'deluxe' models, but this one has a swamp ash body with a translucent finish and a beautifully figured birdseye fingerboard, so the assumption is it was a special order. It's a really lovely bass, with the original Bartolini pickups and 3-band preamp. I got it in a trade a few months ago, but as I already have a 55-94 Deluxe, I really can't justify keeping both. It's been played, but it's in very good condition, the only marks being a few small dings in the finish along the top edge of the body which I've tried to show in the pictures, and a few nibbles on the tip of the headstock. The frets are in excellent shape, it's nice and light for a 5 at just over 4 kilos on my bathroom scales, and sits beautifully on a strap or the knee. I put on the chrome knobs, but the original rubberised ones are also included. WITHDRAWN

Warwick Rockcase in very good condition (a few small marks on the lid). £20, collection only from GU23 (just off the A3 outside Woking) NOW SOLD

NOW SOLD For sale is my Cort GB75 JH 5-string, in trans black. I bought it a couple of months ago after reading several very positive reviews, which all proved to be right. It's absolutely as new, never been gigged, or even left the house, and comes with the added extra of a 5-knob John East Uni-Pre, which I fitted as the original preamp was a bit noisy and bland. (More about the John East here: https://www.east-uk.com/index.php/bass/uni-pre-4k-28.html) It's 35" scale with 19mm string spacing at the bridge. It's light at 4.3kg, and sits well on the knee or a strap. Bright and resonant, with a slim, fast neck. Now, what was already a very good bass for the money is really excellent. I'm only selling because I got another Lakland shortly after buying this, and I can't really justify keeping both. Bass Direct are selling these for £545, so I'm basically giving away the John East (which cost £217.50) for free. UK shipping is also included in the price. Sorry, but I'm not looking for any trades. Here's one of the reviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2epfeHo2cs

Up for sale is my Washburn Status S1000 in near mint condition! I bought it from a local guy who had kept it under his bed for years and hadn't even done a gig with it, and it shows. Slight finger swirl under the strings, otherwise pretty much as new. I play 5's most of the time, and I haven't even taken it out of the house myself, so I thought I would see if anyone fancies it. Can use either double ball end or regular strings. Weight on my bathroom scales is 3.9kg (although being headless, it sits so the shoulder so well it feels much lighter). String spacing 18mm at the bridge, 11mm at the zero fret. Complete with original fitted hard case. Due to the excellent condition, the price is £650 firm plus shipping. Can be seen / collected near Woking in Surrey. Sorry, I'm not looking for any trades. NOW SOLD PENDING THE USUAL.